Welcome to the San Joaquin County Law Library’s website.

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Library News

Law Library Board Meeting: The Law Library Board of Trustees meets quarterly. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 12:15 p.m. in the Law Library. The public is invited to attend. For information about the next meeting call the Law Library at (209) 468-3920.

Upcoming holidays.

The LexisNexis Digital Library (LNDL) provides free remote access to our collection of Lexis, Matthew Bender, and James Publishing e-books. Look for it under the Legal Databases tab. Call or email the Library to gain access to this resource.

If there is a title that you would like to see added to the LNDL, please contact the Library at (209) 468-3920 or sjclawlibrary@sjgov.org.

Passport Services

The Law Library’s Passport Facility is now open. For more information go to our passport page.

The law library is currently accepting walk-ins on a case-by-case basis. Please call ahead for availability.

To learn more about legal research and various online self-help resources go to:

To find your local county law library go to:

To find information relating to the renting of conference rooms go to:

To live chat with a California Law Librarian go to:

If you are an attorney seeking information about after-hours access, go to: